Credit to Rose Pest Solutions
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Rose Pest Solutions recently hired Allison Beach to the Rose technical team where she will be developing and providing training on all aspects of structural pest control. Beach will also provide technical assistance on difficult pest issues and help Rose employees in achieving their associate certified entomologist (ACE) credentials, as well as recommending strategies for mitigation of regional arthropods like insects, spiders, millipedes and other pests using principles of Integrated Pest Management.
“We are thrilled to have Allison join the Rose family. Her expertise will be valuable in expanding and improving Rose technical support with customers and also our staff,” Rose Pest Solutions Owner Bob Dold said.
As a recent Purdue College of Agriculture graduate specializing in insect biology, Beach has had a lot of experience with bugs, having helped to revamp Purdue’s only entomology organization, the Thomas Say Entomological Society during her college years.
She was drawn to Rose from the very beginning, she said.
”I liked the close-knit feel they have as a family-owned company and they were so excited to hear about my studies in entomology," Beach said. “I hope to help bridge the knowledge gap between pest control professionals and entomologists, whether it’s strengthening current training programs at Rose, or educating myself in practical pest control practices in the field. It’s also fun to educate the general public about entomology, debunk stereotypes, and spread excitement about insects.”
Beach grew up attending events like Bug Bowl at Purdue which led her to pursue entomology as a career, but she always knew she loved bugs, she said.
“Ever since I knew what the word entomologist meant, I wanted to be one. I have always been a weird bug kid," Beach said. "I absolutely loved how different insects are from us, and how they seem to all live in their own little worlds.”
Recent research from the U.S. Census Bureau shows only 27 percent of scientists in the U.S are women.
Rose’s Bug Girl Janelle Iaccino is excited about having another woman on board, helping to close the gender gap, she said.
“In the past several years, we have gone from four percent of our staff being female to 28 percent now,” Iaccino said. “It has been my goal to expose young women to environmental sciences to nurture their interests and encourage them to pursue careers in STEM like Allison has.”
Beach will report to entomology legend Stanton Cope, known as ‘Captain Stan The Mosquito Man’ who is director of technical services.